Got to hear first hand how successful the wolf program is in Idaho last elk season.

As the story goes, It was not long after the gray wolf was introduced that the timber wolf was brought in. The timber wolves promptly ate all the gray wolves and then started on the elk cows, calves and deer. Their populations have increased as the elk and deer have decreased. Hunters and ranchers are seeing unbelievable carnage of wildlife, sheep and cattle. It was noted that the wolves kill for sport and food as a by product of chasing down their prey. The carcasses are left to rot and has bolstered the bear population. The game has been descimated and the wolf packs have continued to grow. The gentleman that told me the story was hunting elk in Washington State as a nonredisent from Idaho last year. He said his favorite hunting grounds have been overun with wolves. The elk just are not there anymore as a result of the introduction of the wolf. I hope Washington State will learn from this and have a management plan in place before this happens here. Those of us that have hunted in eastern Washington have seen wolves a lot longer than the state is willing to admit.

I think Wyoming has the best policy for controlling the wolf population. If you see a wolf...kill it.

Captain